Cannibalism in Britain? How early Bronze Age bones reveal a grim tale
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Cannibalism in Britain? How early Bronze Age bones reveal a grim tale

Al Jazeera  

Prehistoric remains from nearly 4,000 years ago point to a grisly period of cannibalism in the UK. The site, first unearthed about 50 years ago, contains human remains marked by cut marks, shattered skulls and human chew marks, suggesting both a violent mass murder and cannibalism, or anthropophagy. The study paints a more complex and darker picture of early Bronze Age Britain, challenging its reputation as a relatively peaceful period. Only a few skeletons with apparent injuries have been unearthed from the early Bronze Age in the UK, suggesting minimal violence. The study reveals the early Bronze Age community’s capacity for large-scale violence, possibly driven by social disputes or disease outbreaks.

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Remains show that an Early Bronze Age community were butchered like animals
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Remains show that an Early Bronze Age community were butchered like animals

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “We actually find more evidence for injuries to skeletons dating to the Neolithic period in Britain than the Early Bronze Age, so Charterhouse Warren stands out as something very unusual,” said lead study author Rick Schulting, professor of scientific and prehistoric archaeology at the University of Oxford, in a statement. “In addition, …

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